TRICK HORSES. 399 



A SURE METHOD OF MAKING A HORSE BAD 

 TO CATCH. 



Two or three pages might be written upon 

 this subject, and profitably read by owners of 

 horses. Young men and boys are largely ad- 

 dicted to the habit of riding or leading the 

 horse up to the bars or fence, and, some being 

 too lazy to let down the rails properly, compel- 

 ling him to jump over, and if he resists, the first 

 effort is to hit him with the bridle or halter, and 

 away the animal goes almost frantic with fear. 

 To another class it proves an amusement, cer- 

 tainly arising from a depraved nature, as they 

 like to see the animal jump; and to enjoy their 

 sport they hurry him over regardless of conse- 

 quences — not thinking they are laying the foun- 

 dation of a very bad habit in the horse — that of 

 being bad to catch in the field. Let those who 

 have been guilty in the past, after reading this 



